Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:01 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:14 am – 4:11 pm
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People7,492 residentsin the Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres census areaMedian age 50.23,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,701 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C953 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHigher Woolsgrovehill · 1.3 miFarthing Park Hillhill · 1.9 miLangham Hill Bottomvalley · 3.1 miCombe Fish Pondspond · 2.3 miHenstill Brakewoodland · 2.0 miTail Woodwoodland · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Dave Pullen Memorial Recreation Fieldplaying field · under a mileWaterbridge Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 9 haThe Greenpark · 2.1 miSandford Millennium Greenpark · 3.6 mi · 2 haUpper Deckpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201441 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202636 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Morchard Bishop2.2 miPharmacyBoots4.3 miDentistThe Dental Department3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCopplestone Primary Schoolages 4-11, 138 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth'sages 11-18, 1,096 pupils4.0 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL43 miRailway stationCopplestoneunder a mileBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre12 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster16 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.
